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This is a page of running verse poetry from Chapter 24 of what appears to be a historical narrative work titled *Albions England*. The text, printed in early modern English, recounts events following the Norman Conquest of Kent, describing how local nobles and clergy resisted Norman rule, ratified Kent's laws, and later chronicles conflicts between the church and crown—particularly involving a prelate (likely Archbishop Becket, referenced as "Becker") who opposed the King, leading to his murder at an altar and subsequent papal retaliation against the monarchy. The page contains no illustrations, only densely packed justified verse with marginal brackets highlighting key passages.
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